The key recommendations of that study have been called into question by a group of prominent nuclear and climate change experts who challenged MIT to defend their study in a debate at a place and time of MIT’s choosing.

MIT’s response was effectively, “How about we talk about something else instead?”

I agree with the challengers. The recommendations in the MIT study are not only wrong, but they endanger the future of our planet.

I believe MIT must know this, which is why they refused to accept the challenge to debate from such a well-qualified group of experts. The experts challenging the MIT study include:

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